ApocaDocs: Russia to pack up Arctic ice station after cracks develop in ice floe

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Posted Mon May 27 2013: from Washington Post:


	Russia to pack up Arctic ice station after cracks develop in ice floe http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1369677370 Russia is evacuating a drifting Arctic research station that was supposed to last until September, because the ice it is built on is starting to break up. The cracks are another indication of the rapid decline of the Arctic ice sheet -- especially so because the encampment is on the Canadian side of the Arctic Sea, where the ice is oldest and most durable.... In years past, drift stations have remained in operation for 12 months or longer, with the exception of 2010, when an early breakup also caused a premature evacuation. One station in the Soviet era, called North Pole-22, was launched Sept. 13, 1973, and stayed in service until April 8, 1982.

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'Doc Michael says:

Don'tcha just hate it when unexpected cracks appear in the fundament?